Morales climate — normals and trends
Morales (Guatemala) has a tropical rainforest climate (Af) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 2,886 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is May (26.1 °C on average) and the coldest is January (21.6 °C). Rainfall peaks in July.
Morales averages 0 frost days, 109 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 284 rainy days per year.
Morales has warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.26 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.2 °C (on 26 March 2024) and the coldest 10.2 °C (on 13 March 1996).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
MoralesIzabal Department
- coords
- 15.47°, -88.84°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
24.2°C
Average daily high
28.3°C
Average daily low
21.1°C
Annual rainfall
2,886mm
Sunshine / day
9.6h
Mean relative humidity
89%
Average peak wind
8.3km/h
Seasonal range
4.5°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
109 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
284 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
33.9 °C
Average feels-like low
24.9 °C
Average peak gust
27.0 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
274 d/yr
Solar radiation
17.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.2 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.79 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.2 °C
26 March 2024
Coldest day
10.2 °C
13 March 1996
Wettest day
207 mm
10 October 1979
Windiest day
25.6 km/h
19 September 1974
Strongest gust
79.6 km/h
19 September 1974
Hottest feels-like
46.2 °C
17 May 2024
Coldest feels-like
9.7 °C
6 December 1945
Sunniest day
12.4 h
28 May 1973
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26.3 °C | +1.0 °C | 325 mm | +138 mm |
| Feb | 28.1 °C | +1.6 °C | 140 mm | +19 mm |
| Mar | 30.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 81 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 30.1 °C | -0.1 °C | 75 mm | -21 mm |
| May | 33.3 °C | +2.4 °C | 75 mm | -101 mm |
| Jun | 31.0 °C | +0.9 °C | 421 mm | +75 mm |
| Jul | 30.2 °C | +1.2 °C | 310 mm | -43 mm |
| Aug | 31.2 °C | +1.8 °C | 260 mm | -48 mm |
| Sep | 31.1 °C | +1.4 °C | 351 mm | +10 mm |
| Oct | 30.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 267 mm | -75 mm |
| Nov | 26.9 °C | +0.6 °C | 233 mm | -61 mm |
| Dec | 26.8 °C | +1.5 °C | 397 mm | +179 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Morales?
Morales has a tropical rainforest climate (Köppen Af). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 24.2 °C and it receives 2,886 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Morales?
The hottest day measured in Morales between 1940 and 2025 was 26 March 2024, reaching 39.2 °C.
What is the coldest day in Morales?
The coldest day measured in Morales between 1940 and 2025 was 13 March 1996, at 10.2 °C.
Does it snow in Morales?
Almost never: Morales sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Morales warmed?
Yes: Morales warmed by +2.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Morales?
The wettest day measured in Morales between 1940 and 2025 was 10 October 1979, with 207 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Morales?
The windiest day measured in Morales between 1940 and 2025 was 19 September 1974, with winds reaching 25.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Morales?
The warmest month in Morales is May (26.1 °C on average); the coldest is January (21.6 °C).
How much does it rain in Morales?
Morales receives on average 2,886 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 284 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Morales?
Morales gets on average 9.6 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,504 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Morales?
Yes: Morales has on average 274 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Morales?
In Morales, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 46.2 °C on 17 May 2024, and the lowest was 9.7 °C on 6 December 1945.
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